PA comic: Monday Oct. 17, 2011 - The Heresiarch

Munkus Beaver

SabreMau

Theoretically, could be both at once.

RMS Oceanic

Barty Crouch Junior hung out with Rose and Martha and Donna.

Conan-san

I'm ashamed to admit it took me a whole three seconds to figgure out...who...Tycho was supposed to be

Munkus Beaver

I think the vast majority of Americans do not know what Dr. Who is and certainly not that specific Dr. Who

SabreMau

This one's the Doctor that was on PBS all the time back in the 80s.

Not that it reached a vast majority of Americans from there either, but he's still generally more well-known than the other pre-2005 Doctors. Appeared in more episodes than any other individual Doctor, and more episodes than the Fifth through Ninth combined.

Jam Warrior

I'm fairly certain that as his years have advanced, the lines have blurred and Tom Baker has forgotten that he isn't actually a Timelord. God bless his mad little heart.

AnteCantelope

... I thought it was Professor Layton.

The Otaku Suppository

Of course he dressed up as the 4th Doctor. The scarf is pretty iconic. Think of the alternatives. Who could wear a vegetable on their lapel with a straight face?

Anyone who says Peter Davison gets punched in the gobblewhompers.

The Otaku Suppository

That being said 10th Doctor will always be my doctor. Sorry. Matt Smith makes a close second.

edit: Where the hell is the delete button?

SabreMau

It's the wrong sonic screwdriver, though. Should look like this:



Instead, it's a more modern brand.



And I don't even watch Doctor Who nowadays. Caught up on a dozen or so episodes several months back and that's about it.

Burden of Proof

I watched an episode of Doctor Who once.

Victory63

I would love to see more strips featuring Doctor Who references. Maybe even one parodying the show seeing as they've parodied other shows and of course mainly video games.

SwashbucklerXX

The obvious response here is, "That's right, Legolas. Now let's go."

JustinSane07

I had no idea what was going on here until I read Sabre's post.

I tried watching Dr. Who once and I could not get past the cheesy sets.

Alistair Hutton

Jam Warrior wrote:

I'm fairly certain that as his years have advanced, the lines have blurred and Tom Baker has forgotten that he isn't actually a Timelord. God bless his mad little heart.

Tom Baker is as sharp as a tack. He plays a doddery old buffoon for laughs whenever he's on panel shows or the like but if someone tries to treat him like he's a doddery old buffoon he is viper quick with an incisive comeback.

Igort

Munkus Beaver wrote:

I think the vast majority of Americans do not know what Dr. Who is and certainly not that specific Dr. Who

Tell that to Matt Groening.

Sterica

I actually recognize that Doctor because of the Simpsons.

Darkewolfe

Oh, he isn't Professor Layton? I'd figured it was that.

RMS Oceanic

Darkewolfe wrote:

Oh, he isn't Professor Layton? I'd figured it was that.

I think his hat is a shade too tall.

kingworks

Layton would be an excellent costume for Tycho - he wears a top hat, though, and no scarf.

tiggergirl0325

JustinSane07 wrote:

I had no idea what was going on here until I read Sabre's post.

I tried watching Dr. Who once and I could not get past the cheesy sets.

If you have BBC America, you need to give the "New Who" (the 9th, 10th, and 11th Doctors) a shot. There's nothing cheesy about the sets now and the plotlines are much more intelligent.

Darkewolfe wrote:

Oh, he isn't Professor Layton? I'd figured it was that.

It's the difference between a Top Hat and a Fedora....it's like saying Indiana Jones looks like.....some famous Top Hat wearing guy. LOL

I'm with Victory63--I'd absolutely love to see more Dr. Who strips! And I think a lot of people vastly underestimate the amount of Dr. Who fans in the States. My almost 8-year-old daughter has turned into full on Whovian in the last 6 months or so and has found other kids in her 2nd grade class that watch Who too, so if it's that pervasive in the grade school set, there has to be a fair amount of actual adults into it too.

Lady Lilybell

First words out of my mouth was "Silly Gabe, he's Dr. Who".

Gaslight

The Otaku Suppository wrote:

Of course he dressed up as the 4th Doctor. The scarf is pretty iconic. Think of the alternatives. Who could wear a vegetable on their lapel with a straight face?

Tycho is a man who was once known to wear a teabag on his nose.

Gosprey

So is Gabe dressed up as Robin Hood or a christmas elf?

Fandeathis

Damn, I really did assume it was some Harry Potter character. The punchline made me sad haha.

Jam Warrior

Gosprey wrote:

So is Gabe dressed up as Robin Hood or a christmas elf?

Duh.

It's Peter Pan right?

Dark Raven X

Holy shit some people don't recognize the 4th Doctor?

KalTorak

I thought he was Inspector Spacetime...

rabidmuskrat

Put me in the camp of people that had no idea it was Doctor Who.

Element Brian

OHHHH, Yeah Gabe guessing Harry Potter threw me off. Wait...Gabe is Link right? RIGHT?

Enlong

Who is he

webofink

Heh, yeah, I saw the scarf and instantly thought "Tom Baker!" then doh'd when I saw the sonic screwdriver and realised it was Dr Who specifically.

I'm not so surprised that they know the 4th Doctor, but I near lost my shit when Tycho referenced Rumpole of the Bailey in a podcast. 3:20 here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62HV8vNGMUo

ArcSyn

I knew it was a Dr. Who when he pulled out the sonic screwdriver, but I'm not really familiar with the doctors before the 9th. The 4th is the most iconic though of them and I realized it was him but not until the screwdriver.

David Tennant is my favorite of the new three. Christopher Eccleston second. Matt Smith I like, but I like the other two better.

jackal

Who is the most handsome Doctor?

Woops, I messed up somewhere.

Ryadic

Darkewolfe wrote:

Oh, he isn't Professor Layton? I'd figured it was that.

Ok good. I wasn't the only one.

I've seen one episode of Doctor Who, and it wasn't with this doctor.

Jacques L'Homme

Rorus Raz wrote:

I actually recognize that Doctor because of the Simpsons.

Ah, cultural osmosis courtesy of the Simpsons.

Athenor

If one were to get into Dr. Who, what is a good place to start? Taking into account the cost of viewership and all - IE if I can get the old eps on netflix or Hulu without buying DVD box sets, I'd prefer that.

LTM

Athenor wrote:

If one were to get into Dr. Who, what is a good place to start? Taking into account the cost of viewership and all - IE if I can get the old eps on netflix or Hulu without buying DVD box sets, I'd prefer that.

The newer seasons are easier to get your feet wet with, since they aren't dated aesthetically.

Christopher Eccleston -> David Tennant -> Matt Smith

deceive

Tom Baker is *THE* Who. All episode showings should start and end with the Tom Baker years. Only then will he "get it".

agilemania

Tycho's news post is up now.

Let's play a game: "ooooh weeee ooooooooo" is the song lyric at the bottom of the post. According to the alt text, it's Tycho's interpretation of the Doctor Who theme. How many other songs can we name that "ooooh weeee ooooooooo" would apply to?

I'll start: "Buddy Holly" by Weezer